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In an absolutely classic case of do as I say and not as I do, Barack “thin skin” Obama today made a rather hot attack on Sarah Palin’s quip about community organizers. This is especially funny coming from the man who has made it a point to belittle Palin’s experience as a small town mayor while trying to completely avoid mentioning that she also happens to be governor of the state of Alaska.

Sen. Barack Obama ditched his normal languid cool today, punching back at Gov. Sarah Palin as he spoke with reporters in York, Pa, hotly defending his work as a community organizer. He said he assumes Palin “wants to be treated same way guys want to be treated, which means their records are under scrutinty(sic). I’ve been through this for 19 months. She’s been through it, what four days?”

Obama’s hackles were clearly raised by Palin’s dismissal of his community organizing –a response to his earlier dismissal of her record as a small-town mayor. “Why would that kind of work be ridiculed?” Obama said. “Who are they fighting for?” The idea that community organizing is not relevant to the presidency, he said, just shows why Republicans “are out of touch and don’t get it.”

He and his campaign belittle Palin then he whines when she returns the shot. How very hopey-changey that is. Gee, I wonder why more Americans view Palin favorably than Obama.

(Via Hot Air and Memeorandum.)

Politics | Gaius September 5, 2008

By bill-tb, September 5, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

Did you see the IDB editorial on Obama’s community organizing? Here is the link … http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?secid=1501&status=article&id=305420655186700&secure=1&show=1&rss=1

Probably explains a whole lot of things, including why he is so testy about it.
By Plumb Bob, September 5, 2008 @ 4:23 pm

We somehow need to education middle America regarding what a community organizer is.

Back in the 1960s, community organizers were called “outside agitators.” They’re professional Marxists, hired by Marxist organizations to mingle with the community, harness the anger of the poor and direct it at the landlords and corporations that the Marxists claim are the real cause of poverty.

Middle America thinks Obama organized chess matches and T-ball games. He didn’t; he organized angry demonstrations.

Imagine what they’d think of him if they found out what he really did.
By dinosaur, September 5, 2008 @ 7:54 pm

…I’ve been through this for 19 months. She’s been through it, what four days?”

Which means that he has been running for President for how long ?
By GM Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RETIRED, September 6, 2008 @ 6:35 am

I hope he wasn’t at the Harley-Davidson Plant. Most bikers and the people who build them have been on active service at sometime or other and can smell a rat.
By martian, September 6, 2008 @ 1:45 pm

Once again we have a case where the Dems and their Obamessiah can dish it out, but they can’t take it. It’s okay for them to equate McCain with Bush, run down his military record and POW experience, claim Palin’s experience as a mayor is insignificant and ignore her experience in the governor’s office like it doesn’t exist, but question the relevance of the Obamessiah’s experience as a “community organizer” and you’d think the sky was falling. Such terrible campaign tactics by the Republicans is just not to be tolerated!